Richard Nixon actually said...

I hope he is reasonably intelligent, a man with courage, and a man who can give some political leadership, maybe make a speech, and that sort of thing.

Context

A Conversation With the President, Interview With Howard K. Smith of the American Broadcasting Company

03/21/1971

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